This week… unusually warm weather in the Chicago area, the carbon footprint of Taylor Swift’s two-year Eras Tour and deadly flooding in Valencia, Spain.
Read MoreThis week… Hurricane Milton batters Florida, fossil fuel advertising in sports and heat waves caused by… corn?
Read MoreThis week, we saw some wins for conservation in the US, setbacks for renewable energy in the UK, and increased droughts brought on from climate change in Canada. Happy reading, and happy Earth Day from ION!
Read MoreAuthor Lindsey Nickel breaks down the climate policies of the Trump and Biden administrations to find out which president is really better for the environment.
Read MoreAuthor Lindsey Nickel explores Google’s efforts to monitor global carbon emissions, the Biden administration’s new standard for air quality and the environmental implications of the increasingly popular Stanley cup.
Read MoreI’ve discussed the overarching benefits with you all before, but today I wanted to get into the nitty gritty details. How impactful is plant-based eating, actually?
Read MoreFor the next steps of Real Food Real Talk as a column, I am going to be exploring the different plant-based eating options at each of the dining halls. The first dining hall I will be exploring is Allison. I did a full day’s eating at Allison and then reflected on what I had eaten, the quality of the plant-based food, and the variety.
Read MoreWhy is eating plant-based food such a new, novel concept? It’s actually not. Then why do so many people believe that? Today, I'm going to delve into the real history of eating plant-based food and hopefully break misconceptions that vegetarian eating is just something recent generations have normalized.
Read MoreI’m almost 19, and I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 15. I grew up in the Midwest, in suburban Indianapolis, where eating plant-based wasn’t super common. My goal in this column is to make plant-based diets more accessible. Even the occasional vegan or vegetarian meal can make a big difference.
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